Now in its sixth year, the Props and Pistons charity event took place on August Bank Holiday Monday – and at long last, after a number of consecutive years of the event experiencing
disruptive weather conditions, the day was warm and sunny without a rain cloud in sight!

In addition to the car displays filling much of the centre's site, a capacity crowd were also treated to incredible flying displays. A first time visitor to the airfield, from North Weald, was the
Hangar 11 Collection's stunning P-40M Kittyhawk – with its aggressive paint scheme it must rate as the most head turning aircraft to visit the airfield this year. The aircraft represents P-40N-1
Warhawk 44-2104590, Lulu Belle, flown by 2nd Lieutenant Philip R. Adair, a pilot with the United States Army Air Force's 89th Fighter Squadron, 80th Fighter Group of the 10th Air Force in
the China Burma India Theatre. Reportedly the 89th painted their aircraft with distinctive white skulls on each side their cowlings to play on Japanese superstitions about death and related
symbology.

Always staunch supporters of events at East Kirkby, Hardwick Warbirds attended again in force with P-51 Mustang Janie and examples of their T-6 Texan and Stearman. As you would expect
from a pilot of the calibre of Maurice Hammond, the P-51 was expertly displayed and made for an interesting comparison against its earlier USAAF stablemate, the P-40, flown by Peter Teichman in an
equally remarkable display. Completing the warbird line-up at Props and Pistons were displays by Spitfire and Hurricane from the Battle of Britain
Memorial Flight, and three taxy runs by resident Lancaster NX611Just Jane.

Props and Pistons– Props Album (To play the album below please move your cursor over the bottom of the slideshow for the control panels).

Props and Pistons– Pistons Album #1 (To play the album below please move your cursor over the bottom of the slideshow for the control panels).

Props and Pistons– Pistons Album #2 (To play the album below please move your cursor over the bottom of the slideshow for the control panels).

Props and Pistons– Pistons Album #3 (To play the album below please move your cursor over the bottom of the slideshow for the control panels).